[2] The release features covers of The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and The Beatles' "Something" and "You Never Give Me Your Money", both from Abbey Road.
[2] All About Jazz critic David Rickert commented that Oaxaca "could be called In A Silent Way, Charlie Brown," adding that Guaraldi is "powered by a rhythm section well versed in providing a driving rock beat.
It's a testament to Guaraldi's abilities as a musician that all this works as well as it does, and his treatments of these relatively new songs show a skill at interpretation that was never quite apparent in his early days as a pianist dealing with standards."
Rickert concluded by saying, "it should come as no surprise that Guaraldi is still capable of crafting amazingly catchy melodies, and the title track is one of his finest.
"[2] All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where notedNotes ^[a] recorded at Golden State Recorders, March 31, 1971[3] ^[b] studio version released on Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials; featured in the Peanuts television special You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown (1975) ^[c] from the film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) Credits adapted from CD liner notes.